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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Paul Carvill understands me

“Why front-end developers are so important to the future of businesses on the web”
or How traditional businesses who have moved to the web regularly undervalue their front-end web developers, and are worse off because of that.

My favourite quote:

The modern web developer has huge amounts of value to offer a business. Indeed the type of professional you often find in this role encapsulates the very best the web has to offer:
up-to-date knowledge of available and emerging technologies

extensive experience of implementing de facto web standards and programming patterns

database configuration and data manipulation

implementation across multiple platforms and legacy software applications

provisioning for mobile devices

data aggregation

graphics sourcing and creation

search engine optimisation (SEO)

a thorough understanding of the aesthetics and parameters of designing for the web

This and more are true - very often, as front-end developer, the definition of our work is to make the whole of the development process seamless. In a world where the squeaky wheels get the grease, making everything “just work” somewhat condemn us to political obscurity within the organization. So I’ve learned to move-on more often; that seems to do the trick.

Yes - this is a call-out. More fun to come soon.